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Equal Access to Power Index in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina: Equal Access to Power Index was 0.701 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.701
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
80th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.701
in 2025
All-time low
0.12
in 1942
Years of data
197
1789–2025

Equal Access to Power Index in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1789–2025

0.20.40.60.8178919072025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, equal access to power index in Bosnia and Herzegovina stood at 0.701. That is the highest value across all 197 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, equal access to power index in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 0.701 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.12, in 1942.

Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 80th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 197 years of available data.

Equal Access to Power Index in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year

Year Value Change
1789 0.264 —
1790 0.264 +0.0%
1791 0.264 +0.0%
1792 0.264 +0.0%
1793 0.264 +0.0%
1794 0.264 +0.0%
1795 0.264 +0.0%
1796 0.264 +0.0%
1797 0.264 +0.0%
1798 0.264 +0.0%
1799 0.264 +0.0%
1800 0.264 +0.0%
1801 0.264 +0.0%
1802 0.264 +0.0%
1803 0.264 +0.0%
1804 0.264 +0.0%
1805 0.264 +0.0%
1806 0.264 +0.0%
1807 0.264 +0.0%
1808 0.264 +0.0%
1809 0.264 +0.0%
1810 0.264 +0.0%
1811 0.264 +0.0%
1812 0.264 +0.0%
1813 0.264 +0.0%
1814 0.264 +0.0%
1815 0.264 +0.0%
1816 0.264 +0.0%
1817 0.264 +0.0%
1818 0.264 +0.0%
1819 0.264 +0.0%
1820 0.264 +0.0%
1821 0.264 +0.0%
1822 0.333 +26.1%
1823 0.333 +0.0%
1824 0.333 +0.0%
1825 0.333 +0.0%
1826 0.333 +0.0%
1827 0.333 +0.0%
1828 0.333 +0.0%
1829 0.333 +0.0%
1830 0.333 +0.0%
1831 0.333 +0.0%
1832 0.333 +0.0%
1833 0.333 +0.0%
1834 0.333 +0.0%
1835 0.333 +0.0%
1836 0.333 +0.0%
1837 0.333 +0.0%
1838 0.333 +0.0%
1839 0.168 -49.5%
1840 0.168 +0.0%
1841 0.168 +0.0%
1842 0.168 +0.0%
1843 0.168 +0.0%
1844 0.168 +0.0%
1845 0.168 +0.0%
1846 0.168 +0.0%
1847 0.168 +0.0%
1848 0.168 +0.0%
1849 0.168 +0.0%
1850 0.168 +0.0%
1851 0.168 +0.0%
1852 0.168 +0.0%
1853 0.168 +0.0%
1854 0.168 +0.0%
1855 0.168 +0.0%
1856 0.213 +26.8%
1857 0.213 +0.0%
1858 0.213 +0.0%
1859 0.213 +0.0%
1860 0.213 +0.0%
1861 0.213 +0.0%
1862 0.213 +0.0%
1863 0.213 +0.0%
1864 0.213 +0.0%
1865 0.213 +0.0%
1866 0.213 +0.0%
1867 0.213 +0.0%
1868 0.213 +0.0%
1869 0.213 +0.0%
1870 0.213 +0.0%
1871 0.213 +0.0%
1872 0.213 +0.0%
1873 0.213 +0.0%
1874 0.213 +0.0%
1875 0.213 +0.0%
1876 0.213 +0.0%
1877 0.169 -20.7%
1878 0.169 +0.0%
1919 0.269 +59.2%
1920 0.269 +0.0%
1921 0.269 +0.0%
1922 0.269 +0.0%
1923 0.269 +0.0%
1924 0.269 +0.0%
1925 0.269 +0.0%
1926 0.269 +0.0%
1927 0.269 +0.0%
1928 0.269 +0.0%
1929 0.269 +0.0%
1930 0.375 +39.4%
1931 0.375 +0.0%
1932 0.375 +0.0%
1933 0.375 +0.0%
1934 0.375 +0.0%
1935 0.375 +0.0%
1936 0.375 +0.0%
1937 0.375 +0.0%
1938 0.375 +0.0%
1939 0.375 +0.0%
1940 0.375 +0.0%
1941 0.181 -51.7%
1942 0.12 -33.7%
1943 0.12 +0.0%
1944 0.12 +0.0%
1945 0.616 +413.3%
1946 0.659 +7.0%
1947 0.659 +0.0%
1948 0.659 +0.0%
1949 0.659 +0.0%
1950 0.659 +0.0%
1951 0.659 +0.0%
1952 0.659 +0.0%
1953 0.659 +0.0%
1954 0.659 +0.0%
1955 0.659 +0.0%
1956 0.659 +0.0%
1957 0.659 +0.0%
1958 0.659 +0.0%
1959 0.659 +0.0%
1960 0.659 +0.0%
1961 0.659 +0.0%
1962 0.659 +0.0%
1963 0.659 +0.0%
1964 0.659 +0.0%
1965 0.659 +0.0%
1966 0.659 +0.0%
1967 0.659 +0.0%
1968 0.659 +0.0%
1969 0.659 +0.0%
1970 0.659 +0.0%
1971 0.659 +0.0%
1972 0.659 +0.0%
1973 0.659 +0.0%
1974 0.659 +0.0%
1975 0.659 +0.0%
1976 0.659 +0.0%
1977 0.659 +0.0%
1978 0.659 +0.0%
1979 0.659 +0.0%
1980 0.653 -0.9%
1981 0.653 +0.0%
1982 0.653 +0.0%
1983 0.653 +0.0%
1984 0.67 +2.6%
1985 0.67 +0.0%
1986 0.67 +0.0%
1987 0.67 +0.0%
1988 0.67 +0.0%
1989 0.67 +0.0%
1990 0.672 +0.3%
1991 0.625 -7.0%
1992 0.486 -22.2%
1993 0.486 +0.0%
1994 0.486 +0.0%
1995 0.486 +0.0%
1996 0.54 +11.1%
1997 0.54 +0.0%
1998 0.518 -4.1%
1999 0.518 +0.0%
2000 0.557 +7.5%
2001 0.557 +0.0%
2002 0.557 +0.0%
2003 0.642 +15.3%
2004 0.642 +0.0%
2005 0.642 +0.0%
2006 0.642 +0.0%
2007 0.642 +0.0%
2008 0.642 +0.0%
2009 0.656 +2.2%
2010 0.656 +0.0%
2011 0.656 +0.0%
2012 0.656 +0.0%
2013 0.656 +0.0%
2014 0.697 +6.2%
2015 0.697 +0.0%
2016 0.695 -0.3%
2017 0.699 +0.6%
2018 0.692 -1.0%
2019 0.66 -4.6%
2020 0.66 +0.0%
2021 0.665 +0.8%
2022 0.665 +0.0%
2023 0.673 +1.2%
2024 0.688 +2.2%
2025 0.701 +1.9%

Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with similar countries

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina's 0.701 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.628, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina's 0.701 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8185, 86% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1780s 0.264 0.264 0.264 1
1790s 0.264 0.264 0.264 10
1800s 0.264 0.264 0.264 10
1810s 0.264 0.264 0.264 10
1820s 0.3192 0.264 0.333 10
1830s 0.3165 0.168 0.333 10
1840s 0.168 0.168 0.168 10
1850s 0.186 0.168 0.213 10
1860s 0.213 0.213 0.213 10
1870s 0.2032 0.169 0.213 9
1910s 0.269 0.269 0.269 1
1920s 0.269 0.269 0.269 10
1930s 0.375 0.375 0.375 10
1940s 0.4168 0.12 0.659 10
1950s 0.659 0.659 0.659 10
1960s 0.659 0.659 0.659 10
1970s 0.659 0.659 0.659 10
1980s 0.6632 0.653 0.67 10
1990s 0.5357 0.486 0.672 10
2000s 0.6179 0.557 0.656 10
2010s 0.6764 0.656 0.699 10
2020s 0.6753 0.66 0.701 6

Countries ranked near Bosnia and Herzegovina

  1. 77 Peru 0.708 compare
  2. 78 Serbia 0.704 compare
  3. 78 Solomon Islands 0.704 compare
  4. 81 Zambia 0.693 compare
  5. 82 East Timor 0.686 compare
  6. 83 Botswana 0.683 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is equal access to power index in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
Equal access to power index in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 0.701 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest equal access to power index recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
The highest recorded value was 0.701 in 2025.
What is the lowest equal access to power index recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
The lowest recorded value was 0.12 in 1942.
How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for equal access to power index?
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 80th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is equal access to power index rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina data come from?
The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Equal Access to Power Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Equal Access to Power Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,486 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of the extent to which access to power is equal across socioeconomic position, social group, and gender.